"Znak" Monthly

Name

"Znak" Monthly

Legal name

Społeczny Instytut Wydawniczy Znak sp. z o.o.

Website

https://miesiecznik.znak.com.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Magazine Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

Keywords

• Intellectual magazine
• Monthly literary publication
• Cultural journalism
• Print digital subscription
• Polish editorial publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Kraków

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Subscription (Paper): Monthly auto-renewing paper subscription with free digital archive access. Delivered monthly to subscriber's address in Poland with delivery costs included in price.
2. Subscription (Digital): Monthly auto-renewing digital subscription providing access to current e-edition and complete digital archive of articles from past issues.
3. Advertising: Print and potentially digital advertising space sold to advertisers. Media kit available for download with advertising specifications.
4. Single Issue Sales: Individual print and digital issues sold through newsstands, bookstores, cafes, and direct online purchase.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Miesięcznik Znak is a Polish monthly intellectual magazine published continuously since 1946 by Społeczny Instytut Wydawniczy Znak sp. z o.o. The publication is sold via auto-renewing monthly subscriptions (paper and digital) and single-issue sales through Poland's newsstand chains, independent bookstores, cultural venues, and its own online store, complemented by access to a multi-decade digital archive, an email newsletter, and three original podcast series. Readers receive long-form essays, interviews, columns, and reports covering ideas, culture, psychology, Polish society, literature, science, spirituality, and global challenges.

Product overview

Miesięcznik Znak is a Polish monthly intellectual magazine published by SIW Znak in Kraków for over 80 years. The company offers a multi-format content portfolio consisting of the print magazine (Prenumerata papierowa), digital subscriptions (Prenumerata cyfrowa) with access to e-editions and archived articles, and audio content via three podcast series: 'Polowanie na Idee' (philosophy discussions), 'Czterdziestolatek' (life transitions), and 'Przed premierą' (cultural previews). Additional offerings include a free user account system for subscription management and newsletter services. The company also provides advertising placement services for potential advertisers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prenumerata papierowa (Paper Subscription) Monthly auto-renewing paper subscription delivering each new issue of Miesięcznik Znak to the subscriber's address in Poland with delivery costs included, plus free access to the digital archive of articles when logged in. Priced from 15 PLN per month with payment via credit card or BLIK.
• Prenumerata cyfrowa (Digital Subscription) Monthly auto-renewing digital subscription providing subscribers worldwide access to the current e-edition of Miesięcznik Znak and the complete digital archive of articles from past issues. Priced from 15 PLN per month.
• Polowanie na Idee (Podcast) Philosophy and ideas podcast featuring discussions between editors Michał Jędrzejek and Karol Kleczka on topics including flow psychology, long-term thinking, and intellectual debates; available on Spotify and the magazine's website.
• Czterdziestolatek (Podcast) Podcast series hosted by Editor-in-Chief Mateusz Burzyk featuring interviews with guests about life transitions, career choices, and personal growth at midlife; distributed via Spotify and the magazine's website.
• Przed premierą (Podcast) Culture podcast hosted by Amelia Sarnowska exploring upcoming cultural events, theater productions, book releases, and art exhibitions; available on Spotify and the magazine's website.
• Advertising Placement Services Advertising placement services offered to advertisers within Miesięcznik Znak, with media kit documentation covering cover specifications and page specifications available as PDF downloads from the publisher's website.

Quantifiable outcome

• Texts have received recognition in Grand Press, im. Jana Śpiewaka and Anny Kamieńskiej competitions
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• EmpikmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor newsstand chain distributing Miesięcznik Znak across its retail locations in Poland
• KolportermajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor newsstand distribution network carrying Miesięcznik Znak in retail locations throughout Poland
• InmediominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNewsstand chain partner distributing Znak at travel hubs and convenience locations
• RelayminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTravel retail chain carrying Znak at transportation hubs
• Zevio Sp. z o.o.coreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing partner handling online subscription payments. As stated in regulations, Zevio provides payment gateway services for credit card and BLIK transactions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Newsweek Polska: Polish edition of the international newsweekly covering politics, society, culture, and ideas. Direct peer: same Polish-language weekly news-and-culture magazine, newsstand and subscription distribution, overlapping intellectual reader demographic.
• Charaktery: Polish monthly magazine on psychology and human behavior with intellectual framing. Direct peer: same monthly Polish-language magazine model targeting educated readers, sold via subscription and newsstand with similar long-form essay format.
• Polityka: One of Poland's leading weekly magazines covering politics, culture, and society. Direct peer: similar Polish-language weekly/monthly news-and-culture magazine competing for the same educated, engaged Polish readership and selling subscriptions plus newsstand distribution.
• Przekrój: Polish cultural/intellectual magazine with a long heritage, focused on literature, art, philosophy, and social commentary. Direct peer: same magazine category, same Polish cultural-intellectual positioning, similar subscription and newsstand model.
• Tygodnik Powszechny: Polish Catholic intellectual weekly also based in Kraków and part of the same broader publishing ecosystem. Direct peer: same language, same intellectual/essay-driven magazine format, same Polish educated reader, and even shares editorial contributors with Miesięcznik Znak.

Broad incumbents

• Gazeta Wyborcza: Poland's largest general-interest daily with substantial cultural and intellectual coverage. Broad incumbent: much larger scale and broader editorial scope, but the cultural/intellectual long-form segment competes directly for the same educated Polish readers Znak targets.
• The Atlantic: US long-form magazine on politics, culture, and ideas with subscription business model. Broad incumbent analogue: internationally recognized intellectual magazine benchmark for the same essay-driven, premium-subscription format Znak operates at smaller scale.
• Harper's Magazine: Historic American monthly magazine of literature, politics, and culture. Broad incumbent analogue: comparable essay-driven, intellectually rigorous monthly magazine format with subscription revenue model and multi-decade brand heritage.
• Twój Styl: One of Poland's leading monthly lifestyle magazines. Broad incumbent: shares the Polish monthly magazine distribution and subscription model but targets a wider lifestyle rather than purely intellectual audience.

Regional players

• Wysokie Obcasy: Polish weekend magazine supplement associated with Gazeta Wyborcza covering culture, society, and long-form journalism. Regional peer in the Polish market offering essay-driven cultural content to educated readers via subscription and print distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/miesiecznik.znak
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/miesiecznik-znak
• Instagraminstagram.com/miesiecznik_znak/?hl=pl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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